... visited an ecological disaster area, got yelled at by an irate old man at a rest area, crawled under a man-made mountain of hay, car parts and paint, stood atop an active hydrogen sulfide mud pot, wandered through abandoned buildings, and witnessed first hand what century of exposure to alkali salt storms can do to a town.

Pics are here: picasaweb.google.com/x.incor...altonSea

So, it's 5 AM and I'm processing pictures instead of sleeping. I think that officially makes me a junkie. Just starting to learn how to make proper use of the new flash, but wow it makes a huge difference in situations like this.

Thanks to Project Alma, Scooter, Helen, Paris, and everyone else for an awesome evening. Pics are up at the link below. If you want full-res copies of some of them just drop me a message.

picasaweb.google.com/x.incor...jectAlma

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